Current affairs 1st March, 2016
- Twitter launches Position of Strength Campaign to Empower Women
- Stan Wawrinka wins 2016 Dubai ATP Tennis title
- Union Government releases Seismic Microzonation reports for Delhi and Kolkata
Delhi has become the first state in the country to launch the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as a public health programme for school children. Health Minister Satyendar Jain said girls studying in Class VI in government schools will be targeted in the first year. This will be completed in the current academic year over two phases.
The government announced creation of a Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) with an initial capital base of Rs 1,000 crore, which will leverage funds from the market and work to create infrastructure in top institutions like the IITs.